When I was in elementary school, one of my favorite things to do over spring break was to spend the night with my grandparents who lived in a nearby town. Most every time we did so, they would take us to their small town mall—notably the home of KB Toys and Showbiz Pizza. I’m not sure my 10-year-old … [Read more...]
On senior year fear
I can’t believe it’s been over a year since I’ve touched this space. Parenting three teenage girls and trying to stay engaged with them and the people nearest us has taken up most every ounce of my bandwidth lately. This isn’t a bad thing, of course, but I do miss having an outlet and the space to … [Read more...]
Winter delights
January is being particularly January-ish this year. Cold, gray, snowy, icy, rainy, dreary,… long. Sometimes when the weeks stretch on without much sunlight or warmth, it’s hard to imagine spring or summer will ever return. If I’m not intentional about my reining in my thoughts, I can easily slip … [Read more...]
Christmas for doubters
We are cruising into another Christmas feeling a bit frazzled. My 12-year-old continues to say that it doesn’t “feel like Christmas.” We’re in a new-to-us house this year, and I started a new job at the beginning of December that has changed our routines and been jarring for all of us. So everything … [Read more...]
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